Alain

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Alain. === Proper noun === Alain A male given name from French, equivalent to English Alan. == Basque == === Etymology === From French Alain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alai̯n/ [a.lãĩ̯n] Rhymes: -alai̯n, -ai̯n Hyphenation: A‧lain === Proper noun === Alain anim a male given name, equivalent to English Alan ==== Declension ==== === References === “Alain”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia == French == === Etymology === First attested in Old French, from Old Breton Alan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lɛ̃/ Rhymes: -ɛ̃ === Proper noun === Alain m a male given name, equivalent to English Alan ==== Descendants ==== → Armenian: Ալեն (Alen) → Chinese: 阿蘭 / 阿兰 (Ālán) (transliteration) == Old French == === Etymology === From Old Breton Alan, of disputed origin. See Alan. === Proper noun === Alain m (nominative singular Alains) a male given name